Jammu March 25 PTI The BJPs national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir is shaping new paradigms of development under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe partys Jammu and Kashmir unit president Ravinder Raina during a public meeting of the BJP in Doda lambasted the previous governments of the NC Congress and PDP accusing them of misappropriating the funds meant for the development of these regionsHe enumerated various development works initiated in the Doda district by the BJP government and said Under the able guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Jammu and Kashmir is shaping new paradigms of development Chug said the Modi government prioritized the development projects related to Jammu and Kashmir and in no time it will witness world-class infrastructure with modern technology in every fieldSpecial emphasis has been laid on developing the underdeveloped areas especially the far-flung and the hilly areas with difficult terrain he saidRaina said that under the Modi government all communities have been strengthened socially economically and politically He also spoke on the specific projects and policies of the BJP government that have provided benefits to the locals PTI AB NSD NSD

Jammu March 25 PTI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the CBI has been given consent to probe allegations made by former JK governor Satya Pal Malik of being offered bribe to clear two files when he was in office He said that the probe will make everything crystal clear Malik had in October last year claimed that he was offered Rs 300 crore in bribe to clear a file each belonging to Ambani and an RSS-affiliated man during his tenure At present the Meghalaya governor Malik said that he cancelled the deals and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for supporting his decision by saying there is no need to compromise on corruption If someone sitting on such a high post has said anything then it needs to be probed We have sent our consent to CBI to probe both allegations Sinha told reporters at a press conference here Sinha said that he considered the allegations and decided that truth needs to come out Malik in his allegation last year had said that he was offered a bribe of Rs 150 crore each for clearing two files one of them related to Ambani and other to a former minister in the previous Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP coalition government He had also alleged that the minister was also said to be someone very close to the prime minister I was informed by secretaries in both the departments that there is a scandal involved and I accordingly cancelled both the deals The secretaries said to me you will get Rs 150 crore each for clearing the files but I told them that I had come with five kurta-pajamas and would leave with that only Malik had said at an event in Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI is reported to have initiated a probe into the allegations of the former JK governor PTI AB AB VN VN